Leap International intends to expand coverage for Cricket. This regional carrier has worked their way to covering 61.7 Million potential subscribers by the end of the second quarter. Leaps newest intention is to double again to more than 120 Million customers by the end of 2009! This would allow Leap as a regional carrier to provide coverage to about 40% of the United States population. Leap has already jump started their victory march by launching on 4 new markets this year: Oklahoma city, St. Louis, Las Vegas, and expanded in Texas. Residents of Seattle, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington DC, Richmond VA, Virgina Beach VA, Columbia SC, Greenville SC, Huntsville, Mobile AL, Birmingham AL, Biloxi MS, New Orleans, Batton Rouge, and Lafayette LA will see service very soon. Accounting for network problems during this expansion phase Leap has decided they will not turn on new areas until they are confident in the network. Leap focuses on lower-income customers and no contracts.